Family Tradition chords by Lee Kernaghan, Ray kernaghan

SimplifiedD · G · A · Em

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
Country  (D major) music singers have
G 
always  (G major) been a real close family
A 
But  (A major) lately some of my kinfolk
D 
have disowned a few others  (D major) and me
I guess it's because I kinda
G 
Em 
G 
changed  (G major) my  (E minor) direc (G major) tion
A 
Lord,  (A major) I guess I went and
Em 
D 
broke that family  (E minor) tradition  (D major) 
We only wanna know, why do you drink?
G 
Ray,  (G major) why do you roll the smoke?
A 
Why  (A major) must you live out
D 
the songs that you wro (D major) te?
Over and over,
G 
everybody  (G major) made my prediction
A 
So if  (A major) I  get stoned,
Em 
A 
I'm just carrying on  (E minor) an old  (A major) family tradition
D 
G 
 (D major) I am very proud of  (G major) my daddy's name
A 
All  (A major) his kind of music,
Em 
D 
the violin ain't ex (E minor) actly the same  (D major) 
Stop and think it over,
A 
D 
G 
 (A major) try and  (D major) put your (G major) self in my position
A 
If  (A major) I  get stoned and sing all night long
D 
It's a family tradition  (D major) 
We only wanna know,
brave, why do you drink?
G 
Brave,  (G major) why do you roll smoke?
A 
Why  (A major) must you live out
D 
the songs that you wro (D major) te?
If I'm down in a honky -tonk

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Verse 2

old slicks trying to give me friction

Verse 3

I said, leave me alone,

I'm singing all night long

Verse 4

It's a family tradition

Interlude 1

Verse 5
D 
Lordy,  (D major) 
I have loved some ladies
G 
And  (G major) I  have loved Jim B
A 
And they  (A major) both tried to kill me
Em 
Back in 1973  (E minor) 
A 
D 
 (A major) When  (D major) that doctor asked me
G 
Somehow'd  (G major) you get in this condition
A 
I said,  (A major) hey, cell phones
I'm just carrying on an
D 
old family tradition  (D major) 
We only wanna know
Ray, why do you drink?
G 
Ray,  (G major) why do you roll smoke?
A 
Why  (A major) must you live out
D 
the songs that you wro (D major) te?
Stop and think it over
G 
Put your (G major) self in our position
A 
So if  (A major) we get stoned and sing all night long
D 
It's a family tradition  (D major) you